Canadians Can Vote by Mail

Special ballot voting accommodates electors who are travelling or living temporarily outside Canada

OTTAWA, ONTARIO–(EMWNews – Aug. 18, 2008) –

– Any Canadian elector in Don Valley West (Ontario) can vote by special ballot.

– Applications are available at www.elections.ca, by phone or in person at local Elections Canada offices and Canadian diplomatic missions.

– Applications must be received by Elections Canada before 6:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) on Tuesday, September 16, 2008. Electors are encouraged to fax their applications or take them to a local Elections Canada office where a by-election is being held.

– Once an application is approved, the elector is issued a voting kit with full instructions and a special ballot. The ballot must be received at Elections Canada in Ottawa before 6:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) on election day. Electors voting by special ballot in their own riding must return the special ballot to the returning officer before the local polling stations close.

“We encourage Canadians around the world to pick up an application for the mail-in special ballot now available at any Canadian diplomatic mission, or download the form from our Web site,” says Chief Electoral Officer Marc Mayrand.

Elections Canada is an independent body set up by Parliament.